Check for updates for Installation Manager and installed products

The options Search for Installation Manager updates and Search service repositories during installation and updates check for updates to Installation Manager and to installed products.

Selecting Search service repositories during installation and updates checks the service repositories for updates for installed products. Search for Installation Manager updates checks for available updates to Installation Manager. Installation Manager finds updates either in the service repositories or in the repository table.

Examples

These examples assume that Installation Manager is installed and an update for Installation Manager is available.

  • Both Search service repositories during installation and updates and Search for Installation Manager updates are selected.

    Installation Manager searches both the service repositories and the repositories listed in the repository table for updates. Installation Manager looks for updates to itself. If updates are found in either the service repositories or in the repositories listed in the repository table, the update displays in the Install, Update, or Modify windows.

  • Search service repositories during installation and updates is selected and Search for Installation Manager updates is cleared.

    Installation Manager searches both the service repositories and the repositories listed in the repository table for updates. Installation Manager does not look for updates to itself. The update for Installation Manager remains available because the service repositories were searched, but the update is not listed as an option in the Install, Update, or Modify windows.

    Search service repositories during installation and updates is cleared and Search for Installation Manager updates is selected.

    Installation Manager does not access IBM.com to look at the service repositories for updates. Installation Manager does look for updates to itself. Installation Manager does search the repositories listed in the repository table for updates. Updates that you download and add to the repository table are displayed in the Update window.

  • Both Search service repositories during installation and updates and Search for Installation Manager updates are cleared.

    Installation Manager does not access IBM.com to look at the service repositories for updates. Installation Manager does search the repositories listed in the repository table for updates. Installation Manager does not look for updates to itself. If you download an update for Installation Manager, extract the update file to create the update repository, add the repository to the repository table, then click Update, the update does not display in the Update window. You might receive a message indicating that no updates are found for Installation Manager.